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Palin’s eco award - September 18, 2008

palin award.jpgSarah Palin has won a not-so-coveted award for her conservation work.

Charity and pressure group the Center for Biological Diversity had awarded her the 2008 Rubber Dodo Award for “done the most to drive endangered species extinct”.

“Governor Palin has waged a deceptive, dangerous, and costly battle against the polar bear,” says Kieran Suckling, executive director of the CBD (press release).

The award citation states:

For seeking to block Endangered Species Act protection for the polar bear, lying about, then suppressing state scientific review, and denying that greenhouse gas emissions cause global warming.

No statement from Palin has yet been forthcoming.

Posted by Daniel Cressey on September 18, 2008
Categories: Earth, environment & ecology, Policy | | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0)

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Wow... you really cannot keep out of politics can you?

There is no doubt someone else would have won this award had Palin not been named McCain's VP.

Posted by: Dennis | September 18, 2008 06:20 PM

Lord save us from the congenitally unimportant seeking public office.

Posted by: Uncle Al | September 18, 2008 11:01 PM

I gotta borrow this and post it on my blog. Hope ya don't mind, I'm giving you the honors, I just wanta ride on your coat tails a little

Posted by: Junebugg@msn.com | October 9, 2008 06:51 PM

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